William Garrett may refer to:
* William Garrett, co-writer of "
Please Mr. Postman
"Please Mr. Postman" is a song written by Georgia Dobbins, William Garrett, Freddie Gorman, Brian Holland and Robert Bateman. It is the debut single by the Marvelettes for the Tamla (Motown) label, notable as the first Motown song to reach the ...
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Sir William Garrett (died 1571), Lord Mayor of London, 1555–1556
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William Garrett (Alabama politician)
William Garrett served as the seventh Secretary of State of Alabama from 1840 to 1852.
In addition to his tenure as Secretary of State, he served as assistant clerk to the Alabama House of Representatives
The Alabama State House of Represen ...
(1809–?), Secretary of State of Alabama, 1840–1852
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William Garrett (businessman) (1902–1977), British industrial chemist and businessperson
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William Garrett (cricketer) (1876–1953), English cricketer
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William Garrett (Medal of Honor) (1842–1916), American Civil War soldier
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William A. Garrett (1854–1951), American lawyer and politician in the Virginia Senate
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William B. Garrett III
William Burke Garrett III is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Army who last served as the deputy commander of United States European Command. Prior to that, he served as the deputy commanding general of United States Army Forces ...
(born 1953), U.S. Army general
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William Davis "Dub" Garrett (1925–1976), American football player
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Billy Garrett (1933–1999), American racecar driver
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Billy Garrett Jr.
Billy Garrett Jr. (born October 16, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for Legia Warszawa of the Polish Basketball League. He played college basketball for DePaul.
High school career
Garrett's grandfather was Bill Garrett, th ...
(born 1994) American basketball player and grandson of Bill Garrett
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Bill Garrett (basketball)
William Leon Garrett (April 4, 1929 – August 7, 1974) was a basketball player, coach, educator, and a college administrator who is best known as the first African American to regularly play on a Big Ten Conference varsity basketball team. Prior ...
(1929–1974), first African American basketball player in the Big Ten athletic conference
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Bill Garrett (golfer)
William Frank Garrett (September 6, 1940 – February 25, 2010) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1960s and 1970s.
Garrett was born in Amarillo, Texas. He graduated from North Texas State University in 1962. H ...
(1940–2010), American professional golfer
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Ted Garrett
William Edward Garrett (21 March 1920 – 30 May 1993) was a British Labour Party politician.
Garrett was educated at the London School of Economics and was an engineer and maintenance fitter. He was a councillor on Northumberland County Co ...
(William Edward Garrett, 1920–1993), British Labour Party politician
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William Garrett Lewis
William Garrett Lewis (1821–1885) was a Baptist preacher and pastor of Westbourne Grove Church in Bayswater, London for 33 years. He was an apologist author of two books, ''Westbourne Grove Sermons'' and ''The Trades and Industrial Occupations ...
(1821–1885), British Baptist preacher
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W. G. Snuffy Walden
William Garrett Walden, known as W. G. Snuffy Walden (born February 13, 1950), is an American musician and composer of film and television soundtracks. Walden is an Emmy Award winner for the theme music to ''The West Wing'' (NBC), has been nomin ...
(William Garrett Walden, born 1950), musician
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